Skill Formation : Interdisciplinary and Cross-National Perspectives.
An up-to-date review of theories and research on skill formation in psychology, economics, political science, and sociology.
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Solga, Heike. |
| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008. |
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| Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- 1 Skill Formation: Interdisciplinary and Cross-National Perspectives
- Trends and challenges
- Objectives of this book
- Part I: Cross-National Diversity in Skill Formation Regimes: Origins, Changes, and Institutional Variation in Individuals' La…
- Part II: The Economics and Sociology of Skill Formation: Access, Investments, and Returns to Education
- Part III: Individuals' Acquisition of Skills and Competencies: Learning Environments and Measurements of Skills
- Open issues
- Note
- References
- Part II Cross-national diversity in skill formation regimes: Origins, Changes, and Institutional Variation
- 2 Institutions and Collective Actors in the Provision of Training: Historical and Cross-National Comparisons
- Varieties of training systems
- Origins of cross-national differences in training regimes
- Contemporary strains in the german model
- Firm Size and the Cost of Apprenticeship
- The Rising Service Sector
- Eastern Germany
- Conclusions and prospects
- Notes
- References
- 3 When Traditions Change and Virtues Become Obstacles: Skill Formation in Britain and Germany
- Introduction
- Links of the training system: a framework for comparisons
- General Schooling and Further Education and Training
- Vocational Training and Higher Education
- Training and the Labor Market
- Social Stratification Order and Life Courses
- Education and Training
- Britain
- West germany
- School-to-Work Transitions and Early Careers
- Consequences for Employers' and Individuals' Rationales
- Britain
- Germany
- Britain versus germany
- Conclusion and outlook
- Notes
- References
- Part II THE ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY OF SKILL FORMATION: Access, Investments, and Returns to Training
- 4 Why Does the German Apprenticeship System Work?
- Background.
- The Apprenticeship System
- The Cost of Training
- Who Trains?
- The Returns to Training
- Why do firms pay for training?
- Unions
- Background and theory
- Data and results
- Asymmetric Information and Firm-Specific Human Capital
- Background and theory
- Data and results
- Notes
- References
- 5 What Do We Know About Training at Work?
- Who trains?
- Effects of training
- Discussion
- References
- 6 Qualifications and the Returns to Training Across the Life Course
- Sociological perspective on skills and qualifications
- Acquisition of qualifications over the life course
- Inequality in Qualification Acquisition - A General Theoretical Model
- Historical Change and Institutional Variation in Educational Inequality
- Timing of the Acquisition of Qualifications in the Life Course
- Social Inequality in Education and Training Beyond Initial Education
- Why Is There Little Further (Formal) Education and Training During the ActiveWorking Life?
- Cross-Country Variation in Further Education and Training
- Returns to education and training at labor market entry and in further work careers
- Theoretical Background and Core Dimensions of Institutional Variation
- Qualifications and Labor Market Integration of School Leavers: Evidence from Recent Comparative Research
- Commonalities Across Countries
- Variation Among Countries
- Qualifications and Work Careers in Comparative Perspective
- Conclusion
- Occupational Upgrading and New Skill Requirements
- Implications for Skill Formation and Educational Policies
- Open Questions and Further Research
- Notes
- References
- 7 Lack of Training: Employment Opportunities for Low-Skilled Persons from a Sociological and Microeconomic Perspective
- The supply-demand story for the increasing labor market vulnerability of low-skilled persons.
- Shortcomings of the displacement story
- Additional social mechanisms responsible for the increasing labor market vulnerability of low-skilled persons
- International variation in labor market vulnerability of low-skilled persons-empirical insights
- Cross-National Differences: Hypotheses and Indicators
- Findings
- Discussion
- Conclusion: the social embeddedness of labor market vulnerability of low-skilled persons
- Notes
- References
- Appendix
- Part III INDIVIDUALS' ACQUISITION OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES: Learning Environments and Measurements of Skills
- 8 Vocational and Professional Learning: Skill Formation Between Formal and Situated Learning
- Discussion about formal and situated learning
- Formal and situated learning concepts in theories of education
- Definitions of Learning
- Problems of Definitions and Polarization of Concepts
- Formal and Situated Learning During the Acquisition of Expertise: Components of Action Competence in Professional Domains
- A Model of Action Competence
- Academic Knowledge: Individual Cognitive Correlates of Expertise
- Practical Knowledge: Sociocultural Correlates of Expertise
- Integration of individual and sociocultural components of expertise: the role of experience in skill formation
- Perspectives: interaction of formal and situated learning as silver bullet of skill formation for disadvantaged groups
- References
- 9 How to Compare the Performance of VET Systems in Skill Formation
- Impact of international comparisons in vet
- Concept of vet
- Competence and measurement tools in the context of vet
- Identification of Competences on the Basis of Activities
- Identification of Competences on the Basis of Internal Conditions
- Considerations Regarding a Conceptualization of a Coherent Concept of Competence for an International Measurement and Comparison of VET.
- Identification and Assessment of Competences
- Relation Between Competences and Work/Labor Market Behavior
- Institutional and individual conditions for quality in vet
- Problems of Sampling: Vertical and Horizontal Comparability of VET
- Vertical Comparability
- Horizontal Comparability
- First Option: Broad Sample Based on Occupational Tasks
- Second Option: Narrow Sample Based on Widespread and Well-Defined VET Programs
- Outlook: how to measure performance of skill formation within vet-pisa
- Notes
- References
- Index.